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Houbolt, John C
Houbolt
Houbolt
American engineer, at NASA 1945-1985. Promoted the lunar orbit rendezvous strategy used for the Apollo lunar landing.

Born: 1919-04-10. Died: 2014-04-15. Birth Place: Altoona, Iowa.

After receiving a master's degree in engineering from the University of Illinois in 1942, Houbolt began working for NACA's Langley Research Center. He worked there until retirement in 1985. In the USA. Bibliography: 4472, 5540.



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